by Juan García Hortelano · Lumen · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788426416483
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«Crónicas, invenciones, paseatas» is a collection of essays by Juan García Hortelano, published by Lumen in paperback (511 pages, in Spanish).
The volume gathers essays, articles and chronicles by Juan García Hortelano that show his literary preferences, his relationship with his generational peers and the social, cultural and political reality of his time. The selection, conceived as a counterpoint to his narrative work, includes a dialogue with Juan Benet, a leading figure of the Generation of '50.
The book was published in 2008 in the series «Biblioteca Juan García Hortelano»; it includes a prologue by Lluís Izquierdo and was edited by Lluís Izquierdo and Manolo Martín Soriano.
A work of interest to readers of literary essays and to those who follow twentieth-century Spanish literature and the Generation of '50.
Juan García Hortelano was a Spanish writer. He was born in Madrid. His father was a doctor. When the Spanish Civil War broke out, he was sent with his siblings to Cuenca, only returning to Madrid in 1937 where he lived with his maternal grandparents. The libraries at school and home turned him into an avid reader. Following the war, he entered college in 1941, later studying law at Madrid University. He joined the Civil Service in 1953. Throughout his life, he dedicated himself to writing with fervour and discipline without abandoning his administrative job in Madrid. He cultivated friendships with writers and intellectuals of his generation: Juan Benet, Carlos Barral, Jaime Gil de Biedma, Juan Marsé and Ángel González.
